Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Carlos A Lopez, M.D. [2]
Overview
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
Cardiovascular
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Stroke
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Chemical / poisoning
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Aftershave, barium sulfate, selenious acid, cone shell poisoning, erythrokeratodermia ataxia, eucalyptus oil poisoning, licorice, herbal agent overdose cleistanthus collinus, opioid intoxication, oriental hornet poisoning , snakebites, sea snake poisoning , white chameleon poisoning
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Dermatologic
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Vitamin E deficiency
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Drug Side Effect
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All-trans retinoic acid, cevimeline, clonidine, fluphenazine, imidazoline, lamotrigine, vincristine,lorazepam, nelarabine, oxazepam, oxcarbazepine, perphenazine, phenothiazine, prochlorperazine, saquinavir, thioridazine, tiagabine, trifluoperazine, venlafaxine, vigabatrin, zaleplon
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Ear Nose Throat
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ARTS syndrome
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Endocrine
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Hypokalemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
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Environmental
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No underlying causes
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Gastroenterologic
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Chylomicron retention disease
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Genetic
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Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, leigh's disease, lower motor neuron lesion, marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, NADH CoQ reductase deficiency, McLeod phenotype, mental retardation, x-linked, 94, miller fisher syndrome, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block, navajo neurohepatopathy, infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, neuronal intranuclear hyaline inclusion disease, distal hereditary motor type VII, non-ketotic hyperglycemia, Pena-shokeir syndrome type 2, progressive external opthhalmoplegia, autosomal dominant, 1, Roussy-levy syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome, Southwestern athabaskan genetic diseases, spastic tetraplegic -- cerebral palsy, spinal bulbar motor neuropathy, spinal muscular atrophy, spinocerebellar ataxia
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Hematologic
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Tang Hsi Ryu syndrome
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Iatrogenic
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No underlying causes
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Infectious Disease
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Lyme disease, quaternary syphilis, tabes dorsalis
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Musculoskeletal / Ortho
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Adducted thumb syndrome recessive form, arthrogryposis due to muscular dystrophy, becker muscular dystrophy, benign congenital hypotonia, brown-Sequard syndrome, bulimia nervosa, CAMFAK syndrome, cauda equina syndrome, cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal syndrome, charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2, cockayne syndrome, complex 1 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency, congenital myopathy, conus medullaris syndrome, distal hereditary motor type VII, Down's syndrome, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Dykes-Markes-Harper syndrome, emerinopathy, Erb-goldflam, Fazio Londe syndrome , Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Holmes-Adie syndrome, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, hypokalemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, lower motor neuron lesion, muscular dystrophy, multifocal muscular fibrosis, nervous system injuries due to penetrating neck injury, Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, neuronal intranuclear hyaline inclusion disease, paramyotonia congenita, penetrating neck injuries, peripheral nerve and muscle disease, polymyositis, progressive external opthhalmoplegia, rommen-mueller-sybert syndrome, scapuloperoneal amyotrophy, schwartz-jampel syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome, spinal cord compression, spinal muscular atrophy, transverse myelitis, Treft-sanborn-carey syndrome, Zellweger syndrome
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Neurologic
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Acute weakness in the emergency department, ARTS syndrome, Brown-sequard syndrome, Bulimia nervosa, CAMFAK syndrome,Cauda equina syndrome, central cord syndromes, cerebellar stroke syndrome, Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal syndrome, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2, coloboma chorioretinal cerebellar vermis aplasia, conus medullaris syndrome , dorsal cord syndrome, Down's syndrome, Friedreich ataxia, folate deficiency, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, hypertrophic neuropathy of dejerine-sottas, infantile axonal neuropathy,Krabbe disease,Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome,neuroacanthocytosis, Miller fisher syndrome, muscular dystrophy, navajo neurohepatopathy, nervous system injuries due to penetrating neck injury, paramyotonia congenita, peripheral nerve and muscle disease, spinal muscular atrophy, pure motor lacunar syndrome, quaternary syphilis, rommen-mueller-sybert syndrome, segmental syndrome, spinal cord compression, spinocerebellar ataxia, stroke, transverse myelitis, vitamin E deficiency, ventral cord syndrome
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Nutritional / Metabolic
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3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 4, congenital disorder of glycosylation, cytochrome c oxidase deficiency, folate deficiency, hypermagnesaemia, hypokalemia, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Krabbe disease, Leigh syndrome, Mcleod phenotype, NADH CoQ reductase deficiency, mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase deficiency, navajo neurohepatopathy, non-ketotic hyperglycemia, Pena-shokeir syndrome type 2, tabes dorsalis, vitamin E deficiency
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Obstetric/Gynecologic
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No underlying causes
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Oncologic
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No underlying causes
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Ophthalmologic
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Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal syndrome, Coloboma chorioretinal cerebellar vermis aplasia, Schwartz-jampel syndrome, Treft-sanborn-carey syndrome, Zellweger syndrome
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Overdose / Toxicity
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No underlying causes
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Psychiatric
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No underlying causes
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Pulmonary
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No underlying causes
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Renal / Electrolyte
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Bartter syndrome, neuroaxonal dystrophy renal tubular acidosis,
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Rheum / Immune / Allergy
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block, severe combined immunodeficiency
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Sexual
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No underlying causes
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Trauma
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No underlying causes
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Urologic
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Conus medullaris syndrome
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Miscellaneous
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Hypothermia, stroke
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 4
[Acute weakness in the emergency department
Adducted thumb syndrome recessive form
Adducted thumbs -- arthrogryposis, christian type
Alagille syndrome
All-trans retinoic acid
Arima syndrome
Arthrogryposis due to muscular dystrophy
Arts syndrome
Ataxia with vitamin e deficiency
Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency
Bartter syndrome type 4
Bartter syndrome type 4a
Bartter syndrome type 4b
Becker muscular dystrophy
Benign congenital hypotonia
Boylan-dew-greco syndrome
Brown-sequard (hemi-cord) syndrome
Bulimia nervosa
Camfak syndrome
Cataract -- ataxia -- deafness
Cauda equina syndrome
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type I
Central cord syndromes
Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss
Cerebellar syndrome
Cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal syndrome
Cevimeline
Charcot-marie-tooth disease, type 2
Charcot-marie-tooth disease, type 2i
Charcot-marie-tooth disease, type 2l
Charcot-marie-tooth disease, x-linked
Chediak-higashi like syndrome
Chemical poisoning -- aftershave
Chemical poisoning -- barium
Chemical poisoning -- selenious acid
Choreoacanthocytosis amyotrophic
Chromosome 10, trisomy 10pter p13
Chylomicron retention disease
Clonidine
Cockayne syndrome type 1
Coenzyme q cytochrome c reductase deficiency of
Cofs syndrome
Coloboma chorioretinal cerebellar vermis aplasia
Complex 1 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency
Cone shell poisoning
Congenital myopathy
Conus medullaris syndrome
Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency
Cytochrome c oxydase deficiency, french-canadian type
Decreased folate
Decreased reflex response
Developmental delay -- hypotonia extremities hypertrophy
Dorsal (posterior) cord syndrome
Down's syndrome-like hypotonia
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Dykes-markes-harper syndrome
Emerinopathy
Erb-goldflam
Erythrokeratodermia ataxia
Eucalyptus oil poisoning
Familial isolated deficiency of vitamin e
Fazio-londe syndrome
Fluphenazine
Friedreich ataxia
Gerstmann-sträussler-scheinker syndrome
Griscelli disease
Griscelli syndrome type ii
Guillain-barré syndrome
Herbal agent adverse reaction -- licorice
Herbal agent overdose -- cleistanthus collinus
Holmes-adie syndrome
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Hypermagnesaemia
Hypertrophic neuropathy of dejerine-sottas
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Hypomyelination neuropathy -- arthrogryposis
Hypothermia
Imidazoline
Infantile axonal neuropathy
Insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis
King cobra poisoning
Krabbe disease, atypical, due to saposin a deficiency
Lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome
Lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome
Lamotrigine
Leigh syndrome
Leigh syndrome, french canadian type
Liposomal vincristine
Lorazepam
Lower motor neuron lesion
Lyme disease
Marinesco-sjogren syndrome
Maternally inherited leigh syndrome
Mcleod phenotype
Mental retardation, x-linked, 94
Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, recessive type
Microcephaly -- mental retardation -- retinopathy
Microlissencephaly -- micromelia
Miller fisher syndrome
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy -- aminoacidopathy
Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block
Muscular dystrophy -- white matter spongiosis
Muscular fibrosis, multifocal -- obstructed vessels
Nadh coq reductase, deficiency of
Navajo neurohepatopathy
Nelarabine
Nervous system injuries due to penetrating neck injury
Neuroaxonal dystrophy -- renal tubular acidosis
Neuroaxonal dystrophy, infantile
Neuronal intranuclear hyaline inclusion disease
Neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type viia
Neuropathy, hereditary sensory, type iv
Non-ketotic hyperglycemia
Opioid intoxication
Oriental hornet poisoning
Oxazepam
Oxcarbazepine
Paramyotonia congenita
Pena-shokeir syndrome type 2
Penetrating neck injuries
Peripheral nerve and muscle disease
Perphenazine
Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial weakness
Phenothiazine antenatal infection
Polymyositis
Potassium deficiency
Prochlorperazine
Progressive external opthhalmoplegia, autosomal dominant, 1
Proximal spinal muscular atrophy
Pure motor syndrome
Quaternary syphilis
Rommen-mueller-sybert syndrome
Roussy-levy syndrome
Saquinavir
Scapuloperoneal amyotrophy
Schwartz-jampel syndrome
Sea snake poisoning
Segmental syndrome
Skeletal dysplasia -- mental retardation
Smith-magenis syndrome
Southwestern athabaskan genetic diseases
Spastic tetraplegic -- cerebral palsy
Spinal bulbar motor neuropathy
Spinal cord inflammation or compression
Spinal muscular atrophy type 4
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Spinocerebellar ataxia 22
Spinocerebellar ataxia 25
Spinocerebellar ataxia grade 2
Spinocerebellar ataxia-dysmorphism syndrome
Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal dominant
Stroke
Tabes dorsalis
Tang hsi ryu syndrome
Thiolase deficiency
Thioridazine
Thoracic dysplasia -- hydrocephalus syndrome
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Tiagabine
Transverse myelitis
Treft-sanborn-carey syndrome
Trifluoperazine
Venlafaxine
Ventral (anterior) cord syndrome
Vigabatrin
Vitamin e deficiency
White chameleon poisoning
Zaleplon
Zellweger spectrum
Zellweger-like syndrome, without peroxisomal anomalies
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